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The Weekly Newsletter |
Menus and Stories for August 30 - September 4, 2004
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Post market.
Pre table.
Nice! |
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What's in this issue: |
1. Flowers!
2. What's in this issue
3. Dinners to Go
4. Casserole of the week
6. Talented Individuals
7. A Note from Laurey
8. Equipoise
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| Staff vacation - Labor Day weekend |
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We skipped this trip last year since we were so caught up with the move to the new shop (well, maybe it was just me.)
This year we are returning to the beach for a Labor Day holiday. We'll be closed on Saturday, September 4th and will also be closed on Monday, September 6th.
Thanks for granting us this time away. We'll be tan and happy on Tuesday, September 7th. |
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The nightly dinners for the week (Call 252-1500 to order) |
Dinners-to-go are available Monday through Friday.
Here's how it works:
Just call us in the morning and we'll take your order for that night's meal. Then come back between 4:30 and 6:00 to pick up your dinner - all ready in a heatable container. Simple, yes?
Here is this week's menu:
Monday August 30 Our favorite Baked and Fried Chicken 9.50
Tuesday August 31 Smoked Salmon and Roasted Tomato Linguine 12.25
Wednesday September 1 Glazed Meatloaf with Summer squash Gratin 10.25
Thursday September 2 Thyme-roasted Chicken with Glazed Carrots 9.25**
Friday September 3 Citrus Salmon with Artichoke Compound Butter 12.25
** Still watching your carbs? Feel free to indulge with this one. |
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Dinners to go for the whole month |
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| The Casserole of the Week |
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Casseroles are made each Wednesday.
Call to order on Tuesday if you can.
Orders will be ready on Wednesday between 4:30 and 6:00.
Order a full pan for 9 (or so) or a half pan for 4 or 5.
Wednesday, September 1
Greek Shrimp with Olives and Fall Potatoes
Full pan 42.00
Half pan 21.00
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Talented Individuals |
Here is a shot of Jon, our wonderful delivery fellow. Jon epitomizes our "talented and interesting individuals" portion of the mission. He plays guitar in "The Rib Tips" a zany old-time/bluegrass band here. He plays the ukelele (well, he's still learning, he would say) too.
I'm pretty sure he was a parachute jumper in some one of the armed services, though it does not seem possible, since he is so mild-mannered. plus, he's worked here for quite some time, so I wonder how he could already have done a full stint in the service.
He's a maniac football fan. Basketball too. Oh, and he's studying to be a real estate appraiser in his spare time. Our Emily caught him in the middle of studying on his lunch hour (see the picture right below here) - sure looks interesting, doesn't it?
We all have Jon to thank for exceptional on-time, trouble-free deliveries. He does a terrific job. SO glad you're here, Jon!!! |
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| Jon. "Studying" |
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Like Chocolate? |
Kris has been keeping thte buzz alive around here. She made a Triple Chocolate Trifle and a Chocolate Pudding Cake and a Black Bottom Pudding at the end of this last week. They flew out of here.
For the non-chocolate folks out here, she has been doing peach and berry things too. Yuh-UM!!! |
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| A Note from Laurey |
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August 28, 2004
Ah. The final weekend of August. I have been up for a long time and it is still just mid morning.
I coaxed the pup out of the house early this morning. I needed to meet our grill master at the shop so he could pick up the main course for a big 50th anniversary party we are catering tonight. These dark mornings settle in, reminding me that we are moving away from the fullest days of light. The transfer of the dinner ingredients took only a few minutes, leaving me a lot of time for the morning walk. But it was still pitch dark outside and I did not feel like anything except maybe a bit more sleep, so I took Tye home where we both settled back onto or into the covers for a half hour snooze.
The walk at the lake was active. There are two chipmunks (I know I’ve mentioned them before) who hover near their trees or lakeside dwellings, taunting enthusiastic pups. Tye can barely stand it. She quivers with excitement, bounds, leaps, and pounces. Every single time. And she always misses. The chipmunks scoot away, giggling, no doubt, at their escape. “Ha!”
I have been seeing a small Blue Heron at the lake edge with pretty regular frequency this summer. But this morning I saw a Great Blue, which took off with a squawk as we rounded a cove, startling me. The Canada Geese have returned, settling in before their trip North (or maybe just settling in for the duration.) They gather in an inlet, paddling and griping as we come by. And a flock of Mallards, I’ve noticed, now paddles around near the dock. Today there was one big fat white duck in the middle of the bunch of dark beauties, and, stunning me, a beautiful White Heron. It took off when we neared, graceful and sleek and, well, very white in the fog. A White Heron. What does this mean?
The flowers in the shop, the ones from last week, finally started to droop so we stopped up at the North Asheville tailgate market for replenishments. I bought six bunches of zinnias and sunflowers from Hickory Nut Gap Farms and skipped off to my car. And even though everyone could see more in the market’s stands, people “oohed” and “aahed” as I walked by. I’m a real sucker for bright reds and yellows, so I gushed too.
We’re headed to the beach next weekend, the gang of us. I have a new kite, the name of a new restaurant, a rented van, and an excited group. It should be fun to jump around in the warm water for a couple of days. I’m a mountain gal, but it is nice to go away to the coast every now and then, right?
Oh, in the way that these things happen, we are also catering a wedding today. A wedding and a 50th anniversary party in one day. These things give me hope. How about you?
Take care and come see what the farmers have brought us this week.
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Rocks in balance |
| On a recent visit to Seattle I managed to see an Andy Goldsworthy exhibit. He is SO inspirational! Mostly the museum showed photos of his work: bright fall leaves pinned together with pine needles, thin stones stacked in a cone shape, sticks piles in the crook of a tidal pool. In my own simple way I went home and played with these three beach stones, which was satisfying. |
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Contact Info: |
Laurey@laureysyum.com
828-252-1500
67 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801 |
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